attracted

verb

past tense of attract
as in enticed
to engage the attention of The park's natural wonders attract many tourists. The blackbird puts on a colorful display in its attempt to attract a mate.

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Recent Examples of attracted Grueling weeks of testimony In a trial that stretched over five weeks, included more than 80 witnesses and attracted international attention to the issue of postpartum mental health, jurors heard competing theories about Clancy's mental condition. — Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 The case has attracted attention because Wisconsin courts have not fully resolved whether the public may walk along Great Lakes beaches below the ordinary high-water mark. — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026 The Dodgers charged the Angels half the cost of toilet paper even though the Dodgers attracted far more than half the fans. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 As the moon and Pluto harmonize, be conscious of who you’re attracted to. — Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Munoz’s replacement was 21-year-old Anan Khalaili from Union Saint-Gilloise, who had also attracted interest from Forest. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The county's promise of good-paying jobs has attracted immigrants to Elkhart and surrounding counties. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2026 In contrast, Anthropic's Claude experienced stronger growth in key markets, particularly in the US, where its coding and deep research capabilities have attracted an increasing number of users. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Cosine, pitched as Britain’s first fully sovereign frontier AI model, has attracted corporate partners including BAE Systems, PwC, and Lloyds Banking Group, the FT reports. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attracted
  1. enticed
  2. interested
  3. drew
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  • The Senegal international is enticed by the option of joining Galatasaray and that presents an issue while the transfer window is open.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Marvel Studios began moving its production operations to Georgia, enticed by the state’s uncapped tax credits that could be used for actors’ salaries.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of enticed
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  • But what really interested us with this movie was trying to understand the humanity and searching for and exploring the love and the loyalty to characters to have a dialogue with an audience and not do it for the sake of ego or shock.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Camerlenghi says Gradara Castle has interested him since his childhood.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
Definition of interested
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  • That inaugural gathering drew more than 600 people to a small basement space in the West Bottoms, revealing an appetite for Japanese cultural events that organizers had not anticipated.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That’s the conclusion some drew after rogue OpenAI models escaped a test environment and hacked tech startup Hugging Face.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of drew

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“Attracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attracted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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